MORNING CHATTER

Everyone is talking about last night's "The Late Show with David Letterman" show sans Republican Presidential nominee John McCain.

McCain canceled on Letterman saying he was suspending his campaign to rush back to Washington, DC to fix the economy. Needless to say, David was not happy!

Letterman's rant explained, “When you call up at the last minute and cancel, that’s not the John McCain I know.” He repeated that “something smells right now” over and over. Letterman even suggested “somebody must have put something in his Metamucil.” . . . After suggesting that Ms. Palin should be prepared to step up and “be ready,” because “the poor guy is getting a little older,” Mr. Letterman reconsidered and said of Ms. Palin’s readiness, “Don’t get me started.”

To pour salt in Senator McCain's wound, Letterman replaced him with liberal news analyst, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann.

"He blew you off," Olbermann said to Letterman of McCain.

Later in the show, Dave brought up a live feed showing the Arizona Senator sitting down for an interview with CBS News' Katie Couric.

Dave questioned whether McCain canceled for good or planned to reschedule on "The Late Show", but as Paul Schaefer pointed out - he won't be back to the show after this rant!